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CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities | 2016-10-12 | 16 | Kerry Parker: As I have shared with you a couple of times regarding the minutes, that was important to staff. For the next meeting, Gail Payne has asked to come back and speak about the transportation item that she brought before you last June. She wants to come back and let everyone know how the analysis has gone. And then, as I said earlier, the Public Works Director is asking to bring an item to the CDI agenda, because the Emergency Operations Center that is being built in mid-Island is really looking like a building now. And he's wanting Sharon Oliver to talk about emergency preparedness as it relates to the disabled community in Alameda, and how to organize that better than it is right now, to address the need. So that's kind of what staff is looking at. We definitely have the December meeting stacked with those two large items. But yes, regarding agendas for meetings, I'm still open to hearing ideas. Beth and I kind of discuss them before we set them, but if you have any suggestions, email Beth and I for agenda items. Elizabeth Kenny: Thank you, Kerry. 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS Elizabeth Kenny: I would like to let everybody know that this is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and the city will be doing a proclamation at the next City Council meeting, which is next Tuesday night. I will be here to receive the proclamation, but all are welcome to attend. And if you have a chance, you should really check out the National Disability Employment Awareness Month website. They have some really great resources and information on there. I believe Lisa Hall had an announcement. Lisa Hall: Thank you. As Tony brought up, I picked up this There is a project seminar awareness put on at Will C. Wood School. It's sponsored by the Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific- Islander Disability Awareness Project. And it's on Saturday, October 22nd, from 10:00 to 2:00. And making their logo, Making the Invisible Visible, Breaking the Stigma. So I was planning on going. La Donna Franco: I will see you there as well, I plan on going. Elizabeth Kenny: Great. And is there any other announcements that people would like to make? Tony Lewis: Yes. I just want to just reiterate the additional proclamation about White Cane Day. I know that we can't do it Well, my understanding is, we can't do it, but there is a standard proclamation that does come out, and I think I forwarded it to you, Beth, the information about White Cane Day. And the significance of that is it came out of the Veterans Administration, and that's a major proclamation that came about in 1964 and its gained traction under the Obama administration. And many cities have issued this proclamation. And I would certainly like to see it become a standard in Alameda, that we have the proclamation declared, since it is something that has been changed for blind specifically, and is a standard in most cities, in San Francisco, Berkeley, Sacramento and other cities. The date is October 15th, and I'd like to see that become a regular statement in Alameda. So, probably can't happen this year, but just something to keep in mind that maybe we can send it out for everybody to see, maybe it's something that we'd like to make happen next year. Kerry Parker: And that's something we can definitely organize on the staff level. I was just given a calendar today of how far in advance I need to set an item on the council agenda, and that's about a Page 16 | CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2016-10-12.pdf |